ghen ăn tức ở

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

ghen +‎ ăn +‎ tức +‎ ; compare ghen tức, ăn ở.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɛn˧˧ ʔan˧˧ tɨk̚˧˦ ʔəː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɛŋ˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔəː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɛŋ˧˧ ʔaŋ˧˧ tɨk̚˦˥ ʔəː˨˩˦]

Verb

ghen ăn tức

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) to be bursting with jealousy; to be jealous; to hate on others because of jealousy